Combination storm and screen door



Oct. 19, 1943. M. w. BAKER 2,332,190

COMBINATION STORM AND SCREEN DOOR Filed March 10, 1945 6 4M @4 W V 5% f1 m gv 56 gi $40 Patented Oct. 19, 1 943 4' 1 UNITED STATES' :PAT` ENT yooMlNA'rroN STORM AND SCREEN Doon* Merle W. BakenClinton, Iowa; a'ssigriorto vCurtis Companies Incorporated, Clinton,4 Iowa; a conporation `of Iowa application March 10, 19

c claims. (o1. vo-.123)

Millwork manufacturers have for many years supplied tothe A.trade what is known as, a combination storm and screen doora door having anA outer frame with a pair of interchangeable inserts. "One of the inserts is Acustomarilyprovided vwith screen wire, and the other with glass panes. Y

These doors are ordinarily of light construction, and. s ubject to the' usual rough handling which a, screen door often undergoes. It has been necessary, lin past constructions, to provide some sort .of hardwareffor meunting the inserts securely in the door structure so that'they would not rattle or`become dislodged. Present conditions make it imperative yto eliminate theuse of hardware or other fastening -means requiring any substantial quantities of meta l.

My invention relates toa means for mounting inserts f the kind described securely-into the door structure, vv'v'ithout'any danger of accidental dislodgment, and without the requirement of any metalhardware. The`V structure advantage that the fastening' elements are sub.-

stantially all'concealed from view ,whenthe parts are in normal assembled relation, :and are so lo-v cated that they will not kordinarriy collect dirt or moisture. A further advantage is that the insert and door are lsol constructed as to provide large A areas V of contact .to resist the tendencykof the insertto break out of the doorV when the door is slammed.y Provision is made to offset this yforce whether the' door slamsshut against the doorfirame or slams 'open againstfthewall or other obstruction, l'

as, ,for instance,v whenaghigh wind catchesthe door.`4 My arrangement has the, further advantage thatit is well adapted'to'econorni'cal manufacture and involves no complications for,the`u`s'er,--beir igv simple and veasy for'oneperson to install, whereas former typesjof. insert mountinghave often in.- vclved much diiiiculty and annoyance.

with the objects indicated. above. and with l other objects which willbecome apparentes the descriptionv proceeds, n'iy'inventi'on consists in the construction; arrangement fand -combination of the "various parts of my device whereby the objects contemplated are attainedas hereinafter more fully'set forth, pointedoutin my'claims and. illustrated inthe accompanying 3 drawing, wherein: i I y Figure 1 is an elevational view 'ora combina` tion storm and screen door embodying my inv` vention, a partbeing broken away'and shown in which` I have devised hasj the section to illustrate a concealed portion of the structure;

Figure 2 lis a view partly in vertical section taken ,on the line 2-2 of Figure 1 and showing the insertin installedpositiom.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure, illustratinggthe'insert in the position which it occupies at one-stageof insertion or removal;

Figure 4 is. a view similarto Figure the insert in another'l position assumed Aduring insertion or removal;

'- Figure 5 is.a fragmentaryihoriontal sectional view taken'on the line 5--5 ,of /Figure' 1, and

Figure 6 is a fragmentary perspective View showing Ain detaillthe construction yoi the dowell and-slot` retainermeans.'

In the drawingfl have used the; reference-nu-k meral I0 toindicate generally a door which may l consist of stiles I2, a top rail I4, a'bottom rail I6, a panel lgand a meeting rail 2u. Theimem- I bers `described outline a central `openingin which is mounted an insert designated general1y-as122, and having a frame formed by stiles 24,. al top rail 26 and a vbottom rail 28. The frame formed by the members, 24, V26 `and 28 may support muntins 30 and glass panes 32 to comprise a storm sash forwinter use, 'or itmaybe, provided with.

' ing rail.2I l of the door. 1

` v 5i) cut in the;tongues3t, asshownparticularlyin the perspective view of FigureA 6.=Tliesefslots' are cut in `the stiles at such points. th'atlvvhen In thestiles I2 of thedoorll provideudowels M which vmay be of .vvood or of.any. suitable material. 'I'he dowels are glued Ain'pl ace ,an d

prejectfrom the side 'of'th'e groove ?ll,` extending approximately out tothel end ofthe tongue 63, as may be seenjinFigure 5. I'have illustrated tvv' suchdovvels in; each stile I2, but' any suitable number canV be usedaccording tothe sizer and shapefof the insert-and the conditions of' use The Stiles Hof' the yinsert have L-shaped Kslots the tongue `Iii) of the `insert' is. thrus'tlintothe groove x38 as far as possible, (see Figurel.; .the insert may be swung inwardly toward thedoorj andthe horizontalA portions of the slots' willl pass over the dowels 46.? The insert then assumesthe position shown Ain Figure Theinsert can- 2 showing engage the bottom of the horizontal portion of the slots '50, and the tongue 44 is engaged bythe tongue 52 `on the rail 28. The tongue 52 is made long enough to overlap the tongue 44 even when the insert is in its extreme raised position, as in Figure 3. The tongue 54, on the other hand, is somewhat shorter, so that it clears the tongue 44 when the insert is moved from the -Figure 4 position to the Figure 3 position.

After being swung to the Figure 3 position, the insert may be allowed to drop downwardly, when it assumes the Figure 2 position. y lower rail 28 is then held in place by engagement of its groove 42 with the -tongue .44-,onthe meeting rail 2U. The upper Arail A2 6 vis retained by engagement of the tongue 40 in the groove 38, the tongue being long enough to retain this engagement even when the insert-i5 moved downwardly to the Figure 2 position. are retained by engagement of the verticalportions of the slots 50-with -theldo'wels 46, vasma'y be seen in Figure 2.

To lock the insert in place, a wood Yscrew 56 may be inserted in the rail-I4, engaging the in sert so that the latter cannot be raised While the screw is in place.

It will be appreciated that the installation pro` l cedure is extremely simple. To .put itbriefl-y, the

insert is sim-ply slipped into'the' top' rail ofthe f,

door, swung inwardly and moved downwardly. There is no need to struggle with the "ordinary auxiliary fastenings while one holds the insert in place.V Installation by one person is thus made very easy. i

The dowels and slots areV concealed after the installation is made, whichis desirable-bothfrom the standpoint of good appearanceand because ci' the fact that i-t prevents accumulation of dirt or moisture.

As thestructure isdescribed above, `the only metal neededisthe Wood screw 56,7andofcourse a wooddowel may be provided to serve Ythe same purpose. f

It is well known that Valscn'eer'r-door, Yparticuvlarly in a` house Where there are children, may

have to undergoextremel-y hard usage. In the structure I 'have described,th`e`re vvare large areas oi` bearing contact between the insert `andthe door to resist the tendency of thefinsertte break out of the door when the doo-rv is slammed', either when it slams against thel door frame, or when it slams open against a wall-or other obstruction. In one direction, the overlapof'the'tongue 3S .and the groove 34 on both sides of the opening, and the tongue andl groove engagement at top and bottom of the insert, resist the force. If the impact should be in the other direction, the'dowel and slot engagement atthe sides, and the tongue and groove engagement at top and bottom are effective to hold the insert securely.

In summary, therefore, I have Vdevised a construction which requires a minimum` of metal, which is simple and easy to install and remove,

which is cheap and economical to. manufacture and which is strong and rugged in use. Y l Some changes-may be made in, the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device -without departing, from the real` spirit and purpose of my invention, and it is .my intention to covery by my claims any modified -fcrms of structure or use of mechanical equivalentswhichemayfbe reasonably included within their scope without sacriiicing any ci? the` .advantages thereof.

The stiles 24 The I claim as my invention:

1. In a combination door, a frame, an insert received therein, and means adapted to retain the insert in the frame, said means consisting of tongues extending transversely from the sides of said insert, grooves in the frame adapted to receive said tongues, dowels projecting from the side of said grooves, and slots in said tongues, said slots having horizontal portions receiving said dowels when said insert is moved into position with said tongues in said grooves, and having vertical portions permitting movement of said insert longitudinally of said door when said tongues are seated in said grooves.

2. .In a door having stiles, a top rail and a meeting railand a removable insert, said insert having,` stiles, atop rail and a bottom rail, the improvement in means for retaining the insert in the door consisting of tongues extending out- Wardly from the insert stiles, complementary grooves in the door stiles adapted to receive said tongues, dowels `projecting vfrom ythe sideof said grooves,V and L-shaped slots adapted to receive said dowels.

' 3. In a door having stiles, atop rail and a in said tongues meeting `rail and a removable insert, said insert -slot having a horizontalportion"opening'through said median face and receiving one of said `dovvels when said insert is moved into vvposition with said tongues vinr said grooves, anda .verticalportion communicating with said horizontal portion,

a? door having vsti-les, a top,Av rail and .a meeting rail anda removable insert, said insert having Stiles, a top rail and a bottomv rail, the improvement inmeans'forretaining the insert in the doorA consistingof' tongues "extending out- Wardlyfrom the yinsert Stiles, and having median faces vparallel to and'intermediate the planes of the faces of 'said' insert stiies, complementary grooves in the door stilesadapted to receive said tongues, an elongated, upwardly projecting tonguelon" the upperjedge of .theinsert .top rail, a complementary deep-groove in the lower edge of the door toprail, dowels `projecting from the side of said grooves inthe door stiles, andslots inl said tongues on the insert stilles, each slot havingga horizontal portion opening'through said median face and so located Aas to coincide with -one of said dowels Whenthe elongated tongue on the insert'isjully insertedinthe deep groove in the doorilailyeachsljot .h'avingalso a vvertical portion communicatin'gwith `the horizontal vportion and permitting a downward', movement of' members'along andjbottomled'ges of the irr-r sert, and means on the frame overlapping said members throughout the range of vertical movement permitted by said vertical portions of the slots.

6. In a door structure having members constituting a frame outlining an opening, and a removable insert mounted in said opening, doweis projecting horizontally from the side members of said frame into said opening, slots in the edges of the insert, said slots having horizontal por- 10 tions spaced to pass over said dowels, and having vertical portions connecting with said horizontal portions andl permitting vertical movement of the insert relative to said dowels, and means on said frame projecting into said opening along the top and bottom thereof, said means overlapping the insert throughout the range of movement permitted by said vertical portions of the slots.

MERLE W. BAKER.l 

